psalm
a sacred song or hymn.
(initial capital letter) any of the songs, hymns, or prayers contained in the Book of Psalms.
a metric version or paraphrase of any of these.
a poem of a similar nature.
Origin of psalm
1Other words from psalm
- psalmic, adjective
Words Nearby psalm
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How to use psalm in a sentence
She tweeted on Thursday that her daughter Chicago, three, and her youngest child psalm, two, also became sick.
Kim Kardashian Denies She Got COVID-19 During Reckless Vacation and Partying. Is That the Whole Truth? | Cheyenne Roundtree | May 28, 2021 | The Daily BeastRead psalm 137, the one that was turned into the catchy reggae song “Rivers of Babylon.”
Up to a Point: Shrugging Our Way Back to War in Iraq | P. J. O’Rourke | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can even find out what the first book printed in America was (The Bay psalm Book).
8 Great Books About Books: ‘Phantoms On the Bookshelves’ & More | Michele Filgate | July 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother quoted psalm 137 to speak of the Jews exiled in Babylon longing for Zion.
"Le Dieu, le Fort, l'ternel parlera," was the first line of a favorite Huguenot psalm.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
At times he thought to aggravate his victim's sufferings by singing snatches of favorite psalms from the Huguenot psalm-book.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdBut his fervor was all stage fire, and he would turn in an instant from a denunciatory psalm to a humorous story.
In Madeira Place | Heman White ChaplinHis cries ceased; her thoughts went off into a dreamy psalm of thanksgiving as his soft mouth pulled at her breast.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardAccording to this gentleman the Boers were a psalm-singing but hypocritical nation addicted to slave-driving.
Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for psalm
/ (sɑːm) /
(often capital) any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems, and prayers that together constitute a book (Psalms) of the Old Testament
a musical setting of one of these poems
any sacred song or hymn
Origin of psalm
1Derived forms of psalm
- psalmic, adjective
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